The Durham player did travel with the England side to Australia and his chances of taking part in the first Test, starting on 23 November in Brisbane, look very slim.

On the back of the uncertainty surrounding Stokes England have drifted out to 3/1 (4.0) to win the Ashes down under with many suggesting that without Stokes in their line up even that price is too short.

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You might be best placed to wait until a resolution to the Stokes fiasco though especially when the head of English cricket is admitting the situation is having a negative impact.

Strauss told the BBC: “The situation, in a word, is complicated. There’s two different potential disciplinary procedures he has to go through, one is the ECB’s internal one and the other is any potential police action.

“Until we know more from the police, it’s very hard for us to put a timeline on anything. What we all want is clarity on what that situation is and how much cricket he will be missing for England.

“We’re keen to get into that and move this forward but we’re in the hands of the police. Ben has been and is developing into a world-class cricketer.

“The fact he’s not out there at the moment is a blow to the England team.”